Since coming to Temple, I have spent many hours sitting in the grass, watching what is going on around me. As Temple is a rather large school, the majority of people who pass me are strangers. Their faces blend together until they all start to look the same. But with continued observations, I start to recognize a few faces and learn to pick individuals out of the crowd.
On a remarkably similar note, I also spend a good bit of my time watching squirrels run around. At first, they all looked, well, like squirrels. They were adorable creatures who ran around gathering food and being cute and furry but none of them really stood out to me. The more I watch, the more I realize that I am seeing the same squirrels in some of the same places. For instance, I have been seeing one particular squirrel running around my favorite sitting places. He (or she, its hard to tell when they don't stay still very long) has a very distinctive tail, that thins out near the tip, in regards to fur. Seeing him every day makes me smile, and is rather like seeing a friend. The other day, I was sitting with a (human) friend who had an apple for lunch. Said apple turned out not to be particularly good, so we offered it to the squirrel. This led to an adorable and entertaining scene of the squirrel trying to carry the entire apple in his mouth. He actually managed for several feet before giving up and eating some of it right there.
But anyway, I digress. I meant to sum things up with a really insightful statement. I guess that what I'm trying to get at is that people are like squirrels. Despite many similarities that make them blend together, with a bit of attention and observation, you can find distinct features that set them apart as unique.
Either that, or I'm trying to say that squirrels are adorable.
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